Nabby Stebbins

Brief Life History of Nabby

When Nabby Stebbins was born on 31 August 1796, in Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Thaddeus Stebbins, was 41 and her mother, Rebecca Stebbins, was 24. She lived in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1860. She died on 21 July 1882, at the age of 85, and was buried in Shaker Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thaddeus Stebbins
1754–1822
Rebecca Stebbins
1772–1868
Abigail Stebbins
1793–
Persis Stebbins
1794–1877
Nabby Stebbins
1796–1882
Hiram Stebbins
1797–1883
Hannah Stebbins
1798–
Thomas Stebbins
1800–1851
Jesse Stebbins
1802–1822
Sarah Stebbins
1812–1825

Sources (4)

  • Nabby Stebbens in household of George Wilcox, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Abigail Stebbins, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Nabby Stebbins in the North America, Family Histories, 1500

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex and Essex): habitational name from Stebbing (Essex). The placename means ‘the people of a man called Stybba’ or ‘the people of the tree stumps’, from an Old English personal name Stybba or Old English stybb ‘tree stump’ + the groupname suffix -ingas.

History: Edward Stebbins was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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